Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Springfield reports more crime per resident than almost every U.S. town
On crimes reported to the FBI by Springfield’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D− for safety: #292 of 296 graded towns in Ohio.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OH” is every other Ohio city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Springfield
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Springfield’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Springfield’s police reported 2,234 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 12.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.6 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Springfield | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 12.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 13.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 41 property crimes reported
And about 12 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
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| Year | Springfield property | Rest of Ohio property | Springfield violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 45.1 | 22.4 | 12.0 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 47.6 | 20.8 | 12.5 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 45.2 | 19.6 | 13.7 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 41.0 | 17.7 | 12.3 | 3.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
3,093 crimes reported in 2025
715 violent and 2,378 property, as reported to the FBI by Springfield’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
33 people died in crashes on Springfield’s roads in 2019–2023
Springfield had 31 fatal crashes in five years, in which 33 people died; 10 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 11.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Ohio towns of 25,000–100,000 people (4.7, 98 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Springfield and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | D− | 12.9 | 44.6 |
| Springfield Township | — | — | — |
| Moorefield Township | — | — | — |
| German Township | — | — | — |
| Mad River Township | — | — | — |
| Northridge | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Springfield Township, Moorefield Township, German Township and Mad River Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Northridge is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | D− | 12.9 | 44.6 |
| Kettering | B | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| Green Township | B− | 1.2 | 14.0 |
| Elyria | C+ | 2.3 | 14.1 |
| Colerain Township | C | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| Miami Township | C | 1.8 | 22.9 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Springfield’s population (58,281), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Springfield. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Springfield’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (58,026 in 2025); our figure for Springfield is 58,281 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Springfield
Is Springfield, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Springfield reports more crime per resident than 99% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #292 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 12.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.6 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Springfield?
12.9 violent and 44.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.6 and 19.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Springfield?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Springfield in 2025?
Springfield’s police reported 9 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 15.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Who polices Springfield?
Springfield’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Springfield”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.